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Region: Northwest Vietnam> Province: Lao Cai> Location: Bac Ha
Tan Nguyet Guest House
Watch out for the dog-intestine sausages
Bac Ha 6 (Road to the market, south of the square)
Lao Cai Province
Tel: (020) 880 371, (0914) 763 999
Description
We wound up staying here and lucked out. The rooms are basic, but clean and roomy, with just what you'd expect in terms of hot-water shower bathrooms, comfortable beds and bedding, though typical amenities like complimentary toothbrushes are lacking. Still, the best value for the price of all the budget places we saw, and the owner here can cook you up an authentic dinner for a song. We left the choice up to her though, and got sausages made of dog intestines. So, maybe be more specific than we were. There are also some very shabby, slightly cheaper sleeps available in the adjoining Nha Tro Binh Dan (boardinghouse for the people.) Budget-conscious as we are, we paid the US$2 more for a room in the hotel proper after seeing these ones.
Total rooms: 12
Dbl fan share b'room
70,000 Dong (low season)
70,000 Dong (high season)
Dbl fan private b'room
100,000 Dong (low season)
100,000 Dong (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 13th May, 2008
Last visited or updated on: 13th May, 2008
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